Book Owl’s Blog

Valerie Bertinelli, we all loved her on “One Day at A Time” in the 1970s! She is back in the spotlight again, and looking better than ever! Valerie has been featured on Oprah promoting her new book “Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time”. She talks about her struggle with […]

In April 2008 the peace sign turns 50. Wow, how fast time flies! The symbol was first introduced in a calmer Britain in 1958 to promote nuclear disarmament, and spread fast as times got tense.
National Geographic Books is out with “Peace: The Biography of a Symbol,” by Ken Kolsbun and Michael Sweeney, which traces the […]

Jeff Kinney’s bestselling “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book series is coming to the big screen as a live-action family film!
Recent news reported the studio’s Fox 2000 division bought all rights to the novel series.  Kinney’s first two books: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules,” both hit No. 1 […]

One of the most talked about books in Oprah’s Book Club right now, Eckart Tolle’s “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose”.  Building on the astonishing success of “The Power of Now”, Eckhart Tolle presents readers with an honest look at the current state of humanity: He implores us to see and accept that […]